In the News

May 2020

• NYAIL Action Alerts
• Delaware County Public Health COVID-19 Statistics / Updates
• Otsego County Public Health COVID-19 Statistics / Updates
• Schoharie County Public Health COVID-19 Statistics / Updates
• NY Forward A Guide to Re-opening New York & Building Back Better

April 2017

• Cuomo Sends Up His First Budget Extender

March 2017

• Disabled People and Caregivers Say NY Money Needed to Help Pay $15 Minimum Wage
• Advocates for People with Disabilities Arrested at Albany Protest
• Roxbury Nursing Home to Close in April
• Health Aide Shortage Plagues Upstate NY

February 2017

• Low Wages Seen as Major Roadblock To Hiring Medical Caregivers
• Decoding Thoughts of Patients Who Can't Even Blink

January 2017

• First Paralyzed Human Treated with Stem Cells Has Now Regained His Upper Body Movement
• Hundreds of Strangers Raise Over $40K to Keep 108-Year-Old Ohio Woman in her Assisted Living Home
• Tom Harkin Urges Cuomo to Back Disabled Accesibility for Ride-Hailing
• This 108-Year Old Woman is Being Forced Out of Her Assisted Living Facility
• Senate Takes Major Step Towards Repealing Healthcare Law

December 2016

• Senate Approves Landmark Mental Health Bill As Part of 21st Century Cures Act
• Anderson Cooper: What Were You Thinking?
• 60 Minutes Slams ADA, Boosts Trumps Agenda
• Changes in Washing Raise Concerns for People with Disabilities
• Exhausted Epileptic Boy Kicked Off Flight Home When Flight Attendant Thinks He's Lying About Service Dog

November 2016

• People Are Becoming Disabled By Choice and Calling Themselves 'Transabled'
• Disabled Voters Face Obstacles At Polls

October 2016

• Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities
• Employees' Guide to Negotiating and Requesting Reasonable Accommodations Under American's with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Voters with Disabilities Fight For More Accessible Polling Places
• As Shelter Population Surges, Housing for Disabled Comes Up Short
• A Disabled Life is Worth Living

September 2016

• US Just Made It a Lot Less Difficult to Sue Nursing Homes
• Group Honors Two Area Workers with Disabilities
• Disability Integration Act
• $300,000 US Grant to Fund Bassett Telehealth for 4 Years
• For disabled voters, strength in numbers brings political clout

August 2016

• State Announces $8.2 Million in Funding to Help Disabled Obtain Federal Assistance
• Chicago Actor with Disability Performs on Stage with High-Tech Device
• For The Visually Impaired, A Technological Breakthrough
• Paraplegics Moving Again Years After Injuries
• Attention New York Residents: Important Information About Long Term Care Plans
• Four Arrested at Focus Nursing Home

Click here for In the News Continued